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"Of the five California counties with the highest seven-day average COVID-19 cases in the week leading up to Christmas, just one has taken strong enforcement measures," writes Tom Elias in his latest column. Photo: Sam Catanzaro.

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The Big Price When Scofflaws Don’t Enforce the Law

January 12, 2021 Yo! Venice Contributor

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist The list of California law enforcement agencies refusing to enforce current stay-at-home, crowd-size and...

"There is, for example, no way she could easily reach her home in that leafy district over the last few years without passing by a homeless encampment or two. A large one still exists adjacent to the expansive West Los Angeles Veterans Administration hospital and home, less than three miles from her recent residence," writes Tom Elias on Vice President-Elect and Westside resident Kamala Harris.

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Column: Biden and Harris Could Reverse State’s Role

December 20, 2020 Yo! Venice Contributor

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist It has been more than 30 years since any federal administration featured a Californian in a...

"Yes, health workers will be the first Californians to get the vaccine. But not nursing home residents. This is a huge failing in the state’s plan for prioritizing inoculations against the plague that has killed almost 300,000 Americans – about one-third of them living in long term care." Photo: Getty Images.

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Nursing Home Residents Need High Vaccine Priority

December 15, 2020 Yo! Venice Contributor

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist Teachers’ unions, police and firefighters argued in early December they ought to get the expected new...

"the split roll will return in the next general election, with a different number and a different ballot description, but the same mission of revising current property tax law to make business property owners pay more of the freight."

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Prop. 13 Still the Third Rail? Not Exactly

December 13, 2020 YoVenice

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist Proposition 13 is still the third rail of California politics,” crowed Jon Coupal in...

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PIQUE Health Not Your Average Medical Practice

December 7, 2020 Juliet Lemar

PIQUE Health is the very first comprehensive mens health center in Beverly Hills. With highly personalized treatment plans that fit...

"No one knows if the current almost statewide 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew will slow infection. One thing for certain: it won’t achieve much if it’s not enforced, and many county sheriffs from Los Angeles to Sacramento and beyond are not bothering," writes Tom Elias in his latest column. Photo:Getty Images.

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Column: Will Flailing at the Virus Do Much Good?

December 1, 2020 Yo! Venice Contributor

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist It is well established that wearing face masks confers a high degree of protection...

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Acclaimed Abbot Kinney Restaurant Closes 18-Months After Opening

November 25, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

Vartan Abgaryan says Abbot Kinney Boulevard restaurant Yours Truly will not be reopening By Kerry Slater An acclaimed Abbot Kinney...

" voters essentially laughed off frequent claims by advocates for Proposition 21 that its statewide mandate for rent controls would somehow alleviate the state’s very serious and growing problem with homelessness. They saw that nothing in the proposition would have allowed tenants to remain in houses and apartments without paying rent," writes Tom Elias in his latest column.

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Column: Defying the Hype: State’s Voters Smarter Than ‘Experts’ Think

November 23, 2020 YoVenice

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist For more than two months, California airwaves were filled with political hype, in large part because...

A rendering of the Belmont Village project. Photos: Shimahara.

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Senior Housing Development Would Include 12-Stories, Over 100 Units

November 17, 2020 Sam Catanzaro

Belmont Village project to go before Westwood Design Review Board By Sam Catanzaro A 12-story, 153-foot-tall, senior housing project is...

"Their thinking – really a prejudice against all but the most dense of housing situations – is that people shouldn’t have space around them and that all neighborhoods should be open to anybody, even those who lack the funds to buy or rent there," writes Tom Elias in his latest column. Photo: Getty.

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Column: Housing Likely to Highlight the 2022 Ballot

November 15, 2020 YoVenice

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist One thing has been inevitable ever since extreme liberals in the California Legislature led by Democratic...

"Passing this would indicate a new, less crime-tolerant attitude in California. This would require a shift of at least 10 percent of the electorate away from supporting the earlier prison-emptying measures." Photo:

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Column: Would Prop. 20 Help Against Wildfires, Crime?

October 22, 2020 YoVenice

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist Anyone examining the unintended consequences of California’s many past ballot propositions cannot possibly ignore...

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Venice Getting Indonesian Restaurant: Westside Food Scene

October 22, 2020 Sam Catanzaro

Westside Food Scene October 22, 2020 By Kerry Slater New Indonesian Restaurant Opening in Venice A restauranteur has opened an...

Motel 6 in Whittier, one of eight motels LA County is looking to house homeless individuals in. Photo: Google.

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County Approves $75M to Fund Purchase of Motels for Homeless Housing

October 9, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

LA County Board of Supervisors approves $75M to fund acquisition By Toi Creel To help fight the housing crisis and...

"The claim that the coronavirus plague is a hoax has not died since anti-vaxxers began shouting it last spring at rallies against shutdown orders. It’s been picked up by the many more folks who are reluctant to wear masks and by people who claim – without evidence – that masks prevent them from breathing well," writes Tom Elias in his latest column.

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Anti-Maskers, Anti-Vaxxers; What’s the Difference?

October 6, 2020 Yo! Venice Contributor

By Tom Elias, Yo! Venice Columnist The headline back on June 12 was threatening: “A revolt against masks creates new...

Bergman swimming across Santa Monica Bay. Photo: Courtesy.

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Swimmer Abby Bergman is Fourth Person to Cross Santa Monica Bay

October 2, 2020 Yo Venice Staff

On September 3, Abby Bergman succeeded in swimming solo 27 miles across Santa Monica Bay in 16 hours 25 minutes...

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